Goggles



4Iqitenterl Jan. 1, 1935 A i l 1,986,688

UNITED STATES PATENT oI-EicE Application September 25, 1933, Serial No. 690,893

' 4 Claims. `(Cl. 2-14) This invention relates to goggles, and more In accordance with the present invention, each v particularly to goggles of the type used by per-y of the frames 5 is provided with a slot 10 at the sons engaged in welding as a protection for the top thereof and an internal guide groove 11 exeyes.l I l tending along the sides and bottom of the frames.

5 The main objection to goggles now generally Each of the lens frames 5 has associated there- 5 used for this purpose is that' the repairman is with a slide frame 12 engaging the guide groove constantly requiredto raise the goggles to a posi- 11 and operating through the slot 10. Mounted tion across the forehead above the eyes when in the frame 12 is a lens 13' which is suitably performing certain operations, as for example, colored for protecting the eyes from glare.

placing the work in'the jig, reaching for the The frames 12 at their upper ends are provided 10 torch or for the welding rod, and in the performwith extensions 14 connected rigidly in any suitance of many other duties thus requiring the conable manner with the oppositely extending arms y -sumption of a great deal of time. 15 provided at the angularly disposed end 16 of In accordance with the present invention, a rod 17. v l5 goggles for the purpose above suggested are pro- Also connected with the arms 15 at the juncl5 vided which when once properly positioned need tion of the arms with the rod end 1'6 is a piston not beremoved or displaced for clear vision purrod 18. On the lowerV end of the rod 18 is a poses, for the reason that, in accordance with piston 19 mounted for reciprocation in a cylinthe present invention, the colored lenses of the der 20 that is suitably secured to the bridge 20 goggles may be adjusted vertically with respect straps 7 for supporting the cylinder in position. 20 to the lens frames when the welder is performing It will thus be seen. thatjreciprocatory movement operations other than the actual welding opera- .of the piston 19 will be transmitted to the slides tion. 12 for raising or lowering the slides relative to The invention, together with its numerous obthe lens frames 5. e jects and advantages will be best understoodv In the present embodiment of the invention 26 t from a study ofthe following description taken the cylinder 20 is provided on the wall thereof in connection with the accompanying drawings with a formation 21 having formed therein pasl wherein: v sages 22 and 23 that respectively open at one Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a pair of end into the cylinder 20, and at a relatively opgoggles embodying thel features of the present posite end open to the atmosphere. It will be 30 invention, the raised adjusted position of the colnoted that passage 22 opens into the cylinder 20 .cred lenses being suggested by broken lines. above the piston 19, and the passage 23 opens Figure 2 is a top plan view of the goggles. into the cylinder below the piston. Figures 3 and 5.are sectional views taken sub- Suitably mounted on the formation 21 is a stantially on the lines 3-3 and 5-5 respectively 'guide frame 24 in which is mounted for recipro- 35 of Figure 2. l cation a valve member 25 having a passage 26 Figure 4 isa perspective view of a colored lens extending therethrough for registry with the and a slide frame therefor. n outer ends of the passages 22 and 23. The valve Referring to the drawings4 by reference numember 25 has suitably secured thereto an anmerals, it will be seen that the goggles in acgular bracket 27 the free horizontal armof which 40 cordance with the present invention, comprise is apertured to accommodate the aforementioned a pair of lens frames 5 5 which are of any suitrod 17. The rod 17 has provided thereon above able construction, formed of any suitable mathe bracket 27axed collar 28, and below the terial and of any desired shape. At the outer bracket 27 a fixed collar 29. The collars 28 and sides thereof theframes 5 are provided with lugs 29 are so spacedto engage the bracket 27 just 45 or other suitable means 6 for the attachment previous to the completion of a stroke by the pisthereto of a head strap, temples, or other deton 19 so that the valve 25 will remain inits set vices for securing the goggles in position on the .position for the major portion of the stroke of head. At the confronting sides the lens frames the piston 19. Obviously the space between the 5 are connected by spaced -straps 7 the ends of ports 22 and 23 and the relative positions of the 50 which are suitably engaged with lugs 8 for con- 4 collars 28 and 29 must be such that upon an upnecting the frames together. The straps 7 proward and-downward movement of the piston the vide a nose piece or .bridge for the goggles. Each passage 26 will be moved into communication lens frame 5 also has suitably mounted therein vwith the ports 22 and 23at the proper time. a lens 9 which is of clear uncolored glass. The valve125 has suitably connected thereto inl 55 communication with the passage 26 one end of a. iiexible tube 30, and on the free end oi.' the tube 30 is a bulb 31.

It is thought that the operation and utility of the goggles will be apparent from the above description, however, it may be briefly stated that when, as for example, during actual welding operations, protection against glare is needed for the eyes, the frames 12 are in their lowermost position placing the lenses 13 in parallel alinement with the lenses 9. Under such circumstances as will not require anti-glare protection for the eyes, instead of shifting the goggles bodily upwardly across the forehead, all that is necessary for the operator to do, is to squeeze the bulb 31 for forcing air under pressure to the cylinder at the underside of the piston 19 for moving the piston from its normal lower position shown in Figure 5 upwardly within the cylinder. Obviously, upon upward movement of the piston 19movement of the piston istransmitted to -the slides 12 through the medium of the piston rod 18 and arms 15 connecting the rod with the frames 12. The frames 12 and lenses 13 associated therewith are thus moved upwardly through the slots 10 in the lens frames5 to the dotted line position shown Iin Figure 1, thus giving to the operator clear vision through' the lenses 9 ofthe goggles.

As shown in Figure5, with the piston 19 in its lowermost position, valve member 25 will also be in a lowermost position with its passage 26 registering with the passage 23 for the supply of air to the cylinder 20 below the piston 19. Now, as thepiston 19 moves upwardly as and for the purposev above stated, the valve member 25 will remain in its lowermost position until the piston .19 approaches the end of its upward stroke. As

the piston 19 just approaches the end of its upward stroke, rod 17 that of course moving upwardly with the piston by reason of its connection with the arms 15 will bring collar 29 thereon into engagement with the underside |of the bracket 28 thus causing the valve member 25 to move upwardly as the piston 19 continues to the limit of its upward stroke. When the piston 19 is at the limit of its upward stroke, the valve 25 will have been moved up suiiiciently far enough to register the passage 26 thereof with the lower or outer end of the passage 22 so that all the parts will b e in the dotted line position suggested in Figure 1.

Nowwith the parts in the dotted line position shown in Figure 1, and it is desired to lower slides 12 and lenses 13 associated therewith for shielding the eyes, the operator squeezes the bulb 31 for supplying air to the cylinder 20 through the tube 30, passage 26 of valve 25 and passage 22. The air being thus forced into the cylinder 20 above the piston 19 will'cause the piston tomove downwardly resulting in a downward movement of the slide frames 12 to the full line position shown in Figure 1.

In actual practice, it will be found advanta` geous to the operator to secure the bulb 3l underneath the arm in any suitable manner so that a squeezing of the bulb can be readily eiected by drawing the arm inwardly towards the b ody in a manner thought apparent, thus leaving the hands free for other work at all times.

What is claimed is:

1. A pair of goggles including in combination, I lens frames, clear vision lenses mounted in the' ya. pair of lens frames, -bridge straps connecting said frames,. slide frames mounted in the lens frames, semi-transparent lenses mounted in the `r slides, a c'ylinder supported by said bridge straps, a piston mounted for reciprocation in said cylinder, an operating connection between said piston and said slides, said cylinder having passages extending through the wall thereof above and below movement relative to the cylinder and havingl a passage to be alined with a selected one .of said rst named passages, guidemeans for said ,valve member, a flexible pneumatic tube attached to the said piston, a valve member .mounted for sliding valve member in communication with the pas-y sage in said valve member, and a lost motion connection between said piston and said valve member. 1-

4. A pair of goggles including in combination lens frames, anti-glare devices slidably lmounted in said frames, bridge means connecting said frames, a cylinder supported by. said lbridge means, a. piston mounted for reciprocation in said cylinder, an operating connection between said .piston andthe anti-glare devices, and valve'con trolled pneumatic operating means connected with said cylinder for reciprocating said piston.

' GUSTAV PAUL 

